Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- zany
- irreverent
- frantic
- family movie night
- bollywood comedy night
What critics said
Critics generally found the ensemble and clean humor intermittently entertaining, but viewed the writing and execution as weak, repetitive, and overly reliant on familiar slapstick.
What sets it apart
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The hidden 50-crore booty motivates the bickering couple, siblings, goons, commissioner, and mastermind to follow intersecting pursuit paths.
The film presents a mad chase populated by greedy and eccentric characters, with critics identifying its central mode as slapstick.
Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh, Javed Jaffrey, Sanjay Mishra, and Anil Kapoor anchor multiple eccentric factions.
The Hindi-language production combines a large commercial cast, remix songs, clean humor, and an accessible treasure-hunt premise.
Films like Total Dhamaal, and why
Dhamaal
ensemble slapstick comedy driven by greed, mistaken schemes, and escalating comic chaos
Golmaal Returns
Hindi ensemble comedy built around eccentric characters pursuing money through frantic misadventures
Housefull 2
broad physical comedy with multiple schemers, cartoonish reversals, and fast-moving group chaos
All the Best: Fun Begins
family-oriented Bollywood adventure comedy centered on a chaotic treasure hunt
Movie Details
- Director
- Indra Kumar
- Release Date
- 2019-02-22
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (55)
Cast
- Ajay Devgn
- Arshad Warsi
- Riteish Deshmukh
- Javed Jaffrey
- Sanjay Mishra
- Anil Kapoor
- Madhuri Dixit
- Pitobash
- Boman Irani
- Vijay Patkar
Common questions
- What is Total Dhamaal about?
- A greedy, eccentric ensemble tears across India in a frantic race to claim a hidden fortune before its rivals do.
- What is Total Dhamaal like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Total Dhamaal as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Total Dhamaal violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Total Dhamaal as mild.
- What did critics think of Total Dhamaal?
- Critics generally found the ensemble and clean humor intermittently entertaining, but viewed the writing and execution as weak, repetitive, and overly reliant on familiar slapstick.
- Which films are like Total Dhamaal?
- Films with a similar feel include Dhamaal, Golmaal Returns, Housefull 2, and All the Best: Fun Begins.
- How long is Total Dhamaal?
- Total Dhamaal runs 127 minutes.
